Production Manager Norfolk Vanguard

RWE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd. is seeking an experienced Senior Offshore Wind Operations Manager to drive safety and performance across offshore and onshore assets.

You will own OEM service contracts, monitor wind farm production, and lead multidisciplinary teams to meet targets while balancing safety, cost and risk. The role requires engineering or renewable energy expertise and a track record in managing complex assets, with strong analytical, stakeholder and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Renewable Energy or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in offshore wind operations or another process industry, including responsibility for operational performance of large renewable assets.
• Experience managing OEM maintenance contracts, performance-based service agreements, budgets and stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of wind turbine operations, availability, production performance and risk management.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and demonstrate safety leadership.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety and compliance across offshore and onshore operations, ensuring contractor adherence to management systems.
• Deliver production and availability targets by monitoring wind farm performance and optimising generation.
• Act as operational owner of the OEM Service & Maintenance Agreement and manage performance and repairs.
• Oversee SOV-based maintenance, coordinate technicians and vessels to maximise offshore working time.
• Improve asset reliability through data-led trend analysis, investigations and preventive maintenance.
• Represent the asset owner with OEMs, regulators and internal teams, reporting to the General Manager.
• Support budgets, forecasts and business cases to improve production efficiency and lifecycle cost.
• Maintain regulatory assurance and records for offshore safety, permits and grid obligations.

Skills

Offshore wind operations

OEM maintenance contracts

Wind turbine operations

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Safety leadership

Education

Engineering, Renewable Energy or related

Job description

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd.

To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

About the role

• Promote safety and compliance across offshore and onshore operations, maintaining a strong safety culture, assuring contractor adherence to agreed management systems, supporting emergency response, and leading investigations into significant incidents and near misses.
• Deliver production and availability targets by monitoring daily wind farm performance, losses and operational risks, maintaining effective operating procedures, and optimising generation while balancing safety, cost and risk.
• Act as operational owner of the OEM Service & Maintenance Agreement, managing performance across turbine availability, response and repair times, reliability, campaign delivery and safety, while verifying contractual calculations and driving improvement.
• Oversee the SOV-based maintenance model, coordinating OEM and embedded technicians, the vessel contractor, marine coordination, wind farm operations and the Central Control Room to maximise safe, productive offshore working time.
• Improve asset reliability and operational readiness through data-led trend analysis, root cause investigations, predictive and condition-based maintenance, seasonal planning, and effective management of major failures and repair campaigns.
• Represent the asset owner operationally, building effective relationships with the WTG OEM, SOV provider, Transmission Operator, regulators and internal teams, and providing clear reporting to the General Manager.
• Manage financial and commercial performance by supporting budgets and forecasts, monitoring expenditure, assessing the impact of outages and underperformance, and developing business cases that improve production efficiency and lifecycle cost.
• Maintain regulatory assurance and records, ensuring compliance with offshore safety legislation, environmental permits, grid code, marine and aviation obligations, certification requirements and audit expectations.

Job requirements and experience

• Degree in Engineering, Renewable Energy or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in offshore wind operations or another process industry, including responsibility for the operational performance of large renewable energy assets.
• Experience managing OEM maintenance contracts, performance-based service agreements, budgets, contractors and stakeholder relationships within complex operational environments.
• Strong knowledge of wind turbine operations, turbine availability, production performance analysis and operational risk management.
• Proven ability to lead and develop multidisciplinary operational teams, demonstrate safety leadership and make sound decisions under pressure.
• Strong analytical, communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with a collaborative, results-oriented and continuous improvement mindset.

Advantageous, but not essential

• Desirable experience with SOV-based operating models and the transition from warranty to long-term operations.
• Desirable knowledge of transmission systems and offshore substations.

RWE is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment – we value your passion, your willingness to learn and your desire to thrive. Even if you don't have all the above skills, need flexible working arrangements or other adjustments not yet listed here, we'd love to hear from you.

An offer of employment in this role may require holding active or ability to pass National Security vetting to SC level. Failure to obtain and or maintain National Security Vetting to SC may result in the removal of job offers and or existing employment.

Your benefits

From here, you benefit from many further advantages –

Any questions? Contact HR: Sabrina Gale, [e-mail]

We look forward to meeting you.

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, age, sexual orientation, and identity. #inclusionmatters

As a global leader, RWE Offshore Wind is shaping tomorrow's energy on the high seas. We are active across Europe, Japan and Korea. We have already 18 wind farms in operation with an installed capacity of over 3 gigawatts. With over 20 years’ experience in developing, building, operating and maintaining offshore wind farms we have established long-term partnerships, working hand in hand with local businesses and communities. Our passionate workforce is committed to driving technological and sustainable improvements, delivering construction projects on time and within budget to the highest quality and safety standards, and contributing to the energy world of tomorrow.